---
name: "Sedgemoor Witch"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Magecraft", "Menace", "Ward"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "25dce517-ac0a-4577-89ed-04296c7c4069"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sedgemoor-witch-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sedgemoor Witch
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Magecraft, Menace, Ward

## Oracle Text
Menace
Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Mica, Reader of Ruins](/printing/mica-reader-of-ruins-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
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6. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #86
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`